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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Ron’s Home Style Foods, from Houston, Texas, recalled approximately 6,912 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken salad products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The products include (i) 5-lb. bulk packages of “Ron’s Home Style Foods CRANBERRY PECAN WHITE MEAT CHICKEN SALAD” ; (ii) 5-lb. bulk packages of “Ron’s Home Style Foods CHICKEN SALAD SUPREME” ; (iii) 32-lb. bulk packages of “Ron’s Home Style Foods THE SANDWICH FACTORY CHICKEN SALAD” ; (iv) 32-lb. bulk packages of “Ron’s Home Style Foods HONEY PECAN WHITE MEAT CHICKEN SALAD” ; (v) 12-oz. the plastic container of “Texas Kitchen Salads Cranberry Pecan White Chicken Salad” and (vi) 12-oz. the plastic container of “Texas Kitchen Salads Chicken Salad Supreme”. These items were shipped to institutional and retail locations in Texas. The problem was discovered on November 13, 2018, during routine record review by FSIS inspection program personnel. No illness was reported. @ https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2018/recall-111-2018-release

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The FDA announced that the Pictsweet Company has recalled 1,872 cases of Pictsweet Farms 8-ounce Steam’ables Asparagus Spears due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been reported to date and no other Pictsweet Farms products are impacted by this recall. The states in which the product was distributed are as follows: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The company initiated this recall after it was notified by the manufacturer that product suspected of containing Listeria monocytogenes was inadvertently shipped to The Pictsweet Company. @ https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm625788.htm

ALEBRIJE DIST WHOLESALE voluntarily recalled imported Alebrije Cheese pieces due to Salmonella fining in a sample of Quesillo “Queseria La Milagrosa”. The affected product was distributed the dates between October 23 and October 24 through retail sale and direct delivery, in Los Angeles, CA. No illnesses have been reported to date. The products involved are (i) Quesillo “Queseria La Milagrosa”. It´s wrapped in a basic plastic bag with a yellow label with two presentations ½ kg and 1kg,; and (ii) “Alebrije Cheese” It´s wrapped in a basic plastic bag with an orange and blue label with three presentations ½ kg, 1kg and 5kg. The recall resulted in from a routine sampling inspection by the CDFA which revealed that the products contained Salmonella. The company has ceased the distribution of the product. @
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